Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke subsp. vulgaris

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke// Subspecies: Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke subsp. vulgaris.

Determined according to the keys provided in The Flora of Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993).

Distribution: Native from Temperate Eurasia to North, Northwest and Southwest China, West Himalaya and Arabian Peninsula; North Africa; Macaronesia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Habitat: Grasslands, pastures, edges and clearings of forests.

Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.

Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – habit. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – branch of inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – inflorescence branch with flowers. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – inflorescence branch with flowers. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – flower. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – flower. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – flower. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – flower. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – flower. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – flower. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – calyx. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – calyx. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – cauline leaves. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – habit. Hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – flowers. Hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – flowers. Hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – stem with cauline leaves. Hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – adaxial side of cauline leaves. Hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – abaxial side of cauline leaves. Hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – flower – calyx. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – flower – calyx. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – stems with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – stems with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90904-3  [Accessed 12.06.2022].

Last update: 18.06.2022.

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